Good morning. Grace and peace to you today. 9 Things You Should Know About Events and Discoveries in 2021 This is a fun little roundup. “We live in an era of 24-hour news in which we’re constantly bombarded by information from websites, social media, and television. Yet despite this deluge, there are many fascinating news items you are likely to have missed. Here are nine such events and discoveries from 2021 that you may not have heard about.” What People …
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May the Lord bless and keep you today. Westminster Books has a lot of great deals in their year-end clearance sale. Logos users, remember to grab the free and nearly free books of the month before it’s over. Biblical Archaeology’s Top 10 Discoveries of 2021 CT has a roundup of the year’s top discoveries in biblical archaeology. Between a Hamster and a Hard Place Dan DeWitt turns an unfortunate Christmas gift into a lesson about the holiday season. “This is …
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May the God of love and peace be with you today. A Tale of Two Dogs You’ll benefit from reading this analogy about two dogs. In the Darkest Night: Draw Near, Hold Fast, Consider Others Leah Farish: “In the darkest season of my life, I was lifted decisively out of the pit by a passage in the book of Hebrews. The three simple commands embedded in it made all the difference.” Quebec’s radical rejection of Catholicism behind support for Bill …
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I will be on a holiday blogging schedule this week, which means there will be only A La Carte posts. Normalcy will resume next week! Today’s Kindle deals are headlined by some titles from Crossway. (Yesterday on the blog: When I Get to the End of the Way) What if I Don’t Want to Rejoice? “Humans are natural rejoicers. Not only do we love rejoicing but we do so all the more with others. And yet, there are many times we …
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Some of my favorite poems are those that pick up on one particularly important line and then repeat it throughout, thus consistently building upon a theme. This is the case with an old poem titled “When I Get to the End of the Way.” The poet looks forward to the end of her journey through life–to the end of her way. In one collection I’ve seen it attributed to H. Cole, in another to simply B. P. C., and in another …
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